Total Crime Rate

167.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 167.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 78.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.1 7/10
  • Shoplifting 16.1 6/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cromwell Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Myatt's Fields , and the 212th highest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cromwell Road (SW9 7BG) in the last 12 months was 167.8 per 1,000 residents and was 59.6% higher than the Myatt's Fields average (105.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 46.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cromwell Road (SW9 7BG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 133 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Russell Grove (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Cromwell Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Minerva Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Warham Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Warham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Warham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lothian Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lothian Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Offenham Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Offenham Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lothian Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lothian Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cancell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cancell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Langton Road —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Camberwell New Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Russell Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Russell Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Russell Grove —
Sep 2025Drugs Chryssell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Cromwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Knatchbull Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Burton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Brief Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Claribel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Urlwin Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Urlwin Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Urlwin Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Camberwell New Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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